Who we are Vision and Goals What we do Working with Partners Contact Details Events

Who we are

Sports Development lies within the Community Learning and Development Section of the Educational Services Department. The team is made up of the Sports Development Officer, Assistant Leisure Officer, Rugby Development Officer, Street Football Co-ordinator, Active Schools Co-ordinators, Sports Development Apprentice and a team of Sports Coaches and Assistants.

Vision and goals

A number of agencies and organisations in Moray devised the Physical Activity, Sport and Health Strategy for moray 2007-2012 'Living an Active Life.' The vision of this strategy is to improve the health and wellbeing of everyone in moray through physical activity and sport.

Early years – Changing the culture in families so that active living becomes habitual: introducing activity from birth, involving the family group and encouraging basic skill acquisition at a young age.

School Age Children - increasing the physical activity levels of schoolchildren and providing them with the basic skills to participate to their full potential in a wide range of play and sports.

Community Participation – targeting the sedentary population, focussing on effecting behaviour change to reach the recommended activity levels. Maintaining active lifestyles and increasing activity levels in key population groups. 

Facilities - Developing a strategy for sports and leisure facilities in moray.

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What we do

The Sports Development Team undertake a variety of duties within their remit. The following are some key areas where they focus their efforts;

providing activities for people of all ages to participate in supporting sports clubs to thrive and develop train and mentor sports coaches and volunteers develop partnerships to pull resources, skills and expertise together for the benefit of the community developing talent and excellence in sport

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Working with Partners

We work with a range of partners to assist in the implementation of the 'Living an Active Life' strategy. Some of these partners include Moray Voluntary Services Organisation, Outf!t Moray, SportScotland, NHS Grampian, Forestry Commission, Moray College, Moray Leisure Centre, sportMoray, Grampian Coaching and the Big Lottery.

• Sport Moray
• Sportscotland
• NHS Grampian
• The Big Lottery
• Grampian Coaching
• Outf!t Moray
• Forestry Commission
• Moray Voluntary Services Organisation

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Contact Details

The Sports Development Team comprises the following staff;

Sports Development Officer
Tel: 01343 563657 Mobile: 07800670675
Email kim.paterson@moray.gov.uk

Assistant Leisure Officer
Tel: 01343 557146
Email nikolah.davidson@moray.gov.uk

Street Football Co-ordinator
Tel: 07970 974857
Email graham.stewart@moray.gov.uk

Rugby Development Officer
Tel: 01343 557147/Mobile:  07527387549
Email: james.sloggie@moray.gov.uk 

Sports Development Apprentice
Email: scott.munro@moray.gov.uk 

In addition to the above staff, there is a pool of sports coaches and assistants

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